Ingredients

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½ tsp each ground cinnamon, cumin and coriander

2 tbsp harissa paste, plus extra drizzle

1l hot vegetable or chicken stock

50g toasted flaked almond, plus extra to serve

Method

Cut the cauliflower into small florets. Fry olive oil, ground cinnamon, cumin and coriander and harissa paste for 2 mins in a large pan. Add the cauliflower, stock and almonds. Cover and cook for 20 mins until the cauliflower is tender. Blend soup until smooth, then serve with an extra drizzle of harissa and a sprinkle of toasted almonds.

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Comments, questions and tips

Fantastic soup, great way to introduce a new flavour in our house :-), and very easy to make. I served it with sourdough crumpets.

creepy_sheep

29th Apr, 2017

5.05

Just made this for lunch and it was ridiculously easy, not even much chopping involved. I was pleased with the result, as the almonds added creaminess to the flavour, and the level of heat was warming but not overpowering. I wonder if those complaining of too much harissa are using an actual tablespoon, rather than a tablespoon measure? My measure is much smaller than my tablespoons...

FreezerlessVege...

23rd Nov, 2016

This is such a simple, easy soup, but I've made it twice now and it's become a favourite of ours. It's perfect for winter, too, because the harissa is gently warming without being too hot or overpowering.
I use rose harissa by Beluza, which works really nicely.

darkginger

8th Jan, 2016

5.05

Just made this tonight, and it's lovely, and not actually beige, as others have said! It's more of a tan colour, and very, very tasty! Used Tesco's Harissa paste, if it makes a difference :)

annewhitmore

27th Jan, 2015

As a starter for a Moroccan night, this soup was met with 5 stars - the flavour was fantastic and the texture was perfect (I used a stick blender). The flavour was lovely and nutty with a creamy texture, and the addition of extra Harissa and almonds as a garnish was magic. A highly recommended recipe and one I shall definitely be making again.

elintk

16th Dec, 2014

3.8

Gorgeous! Used half the harissa, lovely flavours and texture.

JohanneRein

24th Mar, 2014

Honestly, I do not recommend this soup. It had no flavour, except for spicy. And the texture was beyond awful. I made one batch that I creamed in a blender, and I had to throw it out because it was inedible. My second batch I made with half as much harrissa paste, but it was still a weird combination of bland and too spicy for comfort. I didn't blend the second batch which made it slightly better, and I was able to eat one portion of it.

MConlin

31st Oct, 2013

Stuck to the recipe but had no almonds in so used a heaped tablespoon of peanut butter! Worked a treat... It says serves 4 but I had it for dinner and lunch today as a main meal also! Fantastic!

tellybwmbas

25th Sep, 2013

Lovely soup, didn't have any almonds, so omitted them, and used ras el hanout for spices plus a tsp of turmeric and half a red chilli. Also added an onion and 4 whole garlic cloves. Did not fry anything, just put everything in the pan and cooked until soft. Blitzed it and added a tblsp of half-fat creme fraiche and a handful of fresh coriander. Souper! :o) Oh, had run out of harissa, that's why i used fresh chilli.

chickemjools

20th Oct, 2013

How is this an evaluation of the above soup? It's an entirely different recipe. Your soup may be nice but is no indication of how the actual recipe tastes.

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